too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
order (for goods or services); order (sequence); order (of magnitude); order
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
inside the House; inside the Diet; inside the hospital
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
all present; all concerned; all of us
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
going through; going via; going by way of
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...